Send us a text Coming up this week! Join me as I review my predictions for the EV industry in 2023 and give new predictions for what we can expect to see this year in 2024. Content: 0:00 - Intro and Welcome 1:06 - EV Truck Predictions Tesla Cybertruck 4:32 - Chevy Silverado EV 7:05 - Hyundai Ioniq 6 Predictions 7:57 - Polesdat 3 (and 2) Predictions 9:12 - Other Makes and Models 10:40 - Aptera Overview and Predictions 14:42 - Vehicle Software Predictions 17:07 - Battery Technology Predictions 19:...
Jan 15, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Send us a text Coming up this week! John DeMaio of Graphex and I delve into the critical yet often overlooked element of graphite and its indispensable role in the chemistry of EV battery cells. John sheds light on the intricate dynamics of graphite within battery technology, offering insights into its impact on performance, efficiency, and the future of electrified transportation. This discussion is a must-watch for anyone interested in electric vehicle technology and the materials driving its ...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Send us a text In this week's episode of the EV Resource Podcast I bring you a conversation and I had with Richard Thorpe, CEO of Gocycle from Electrify Expo DC earlier this year. Enjoy! For more information: www.gocycle.com ————————————— Tirerack.com special offer, up to 30% off select items! Check it out: https://rb.gy/le26q2 ————————————— Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan is one of the very few independent shops in Central Virginia that are qualified to work on EVs and Hybrids. htt...
Dec 18, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Send us a text Coming up this week! One of the biggest hurdles to EV adoption is the higher cost of entry for individuals and businesses. My guest this week, Ben Nussbaum, is an EV incentives specialist that works to WIN government incentives for his clients every day! Ben’s knowledge and experience make him the perfect person to connect with on this topic. If you want to follow up with Ben or just follow along with his work, check out the two links below. EVGovt: https://www.evgovt.com Ben’s Li...
Dec 11, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Send us a text Coming up this week! Virginia’s Used EV dealership, Recharged, is just around the corner from where I live… so it was only a matter of time before I dropped by and got them on the podcast. John, Josh, and the team at Recharged are taking revolutionary steps to push EV adoption here in Virginia as well as all over the country! Recharged: https://www.recharged.com —------------------ Tirerack.com special offer, up to 30% off select items! Check it out: https://rb.gy/le26q2 Podcast P...
Dec 04, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Send us a text Coming up this week! In this episode I speak with Jason Koeller Co-Founder and CTO of Chemix, a company that is revolutionizing EV battery technologies through the use of AI. Chemix: https://www.chemix.ai —------------------ Tirerack.com special offer, up to 30% off select items! Check it out: https://rb.gy/le26q2 Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan is one of the very few independent shops in Central Virginia that are qualified to work on EVs and Hybrids. https://www.tita...
Nov 27, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Send us a text Coming up this week! In this episode I speak with Nico Nagel, co-founder of Pave Motors, about Their next generation lightweight electric motorbike that is sized perfectly between an eBike and a motorcycle. With 50+ miles per charge, this is one you really want to hear about. Pave Motors: https://www.pavemotors.com —------------------ Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan is one of the very few independent shops in Central Virginia that are qualified to work on EVs and Hybr...
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Send us a text Lift Foils CEO Nick Leason and host Zack Hurst discuss the company and their revolutionary foiling electric surfboard! For more information: https://www.liftfoils.com Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan is one of the very few independent shops in Central Virginia that are qualified to work on EVs and Hybrids. https://www.titanautotire.com Patreon Supporters: Director Tier - Rajeev Narayan, Andy Cooper Executive Producer Tier - Christopher Lawrence Producer Tier - Charles ...
Nov 11, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 168
Send us a text Coming up this week! Anand Nandakumar and I chat about Halo, a company that is delivering rental EVs with remote pilots! That’s right, no driver in the car. Book a car with Halo and get your vehicle delivered to your doorstep. Available across all of Las Vegas. Delivery hours 8am-6pm, 7 days a week. https://www.halo.car NordVPN! If you are not using a reliable VPN, your private information can be easily accessed by third parties. Get NordVPN to protect yourself from prying eyes. h...
Oct 23, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 167
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla’s Project Highland, Model S and X Price Cuts, VW GTI EV, Fisker Pear, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:20 - VW GTI EV Concept 5:29 - Mercedes-Benz CLA Concept 10:15 - Fisker PEAR 15:25 - Automakers resist EPA emissions rule proposal 22:55 - Why is reducing tailpipe emissions important? 26:24 - Tesla Cybertruck Frunk 28:19 - Tesla lowers prices on...
Sep 09, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Send us a text Coming up this week! Nick Casas and I talk about fleet electrification and if hydrogen is a good choice… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 43:21 - Question of the Week 47:20 - Ending Announcements Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan is one of the very few independent shops in Central Virginia that are qualified to work on EVs and Hybrids. https://www.titanautotire.com Patreon ...
Aug 26, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Send us a text Coming up this week! Lamborghini announces their First EV, CATL Has a New LFP Battery, Used Tesla’s at Rock-bottom Prices, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:11 - Lamborghini Shows Off Their First Planned EV 4:01 - The Rimac Nevera Grabs a Nurburgring Record 6:00 - CATL’s Revolutionary 4C LFP Battery 10:41 - GMC HUMMER EV Shows How Complicated Vehicles Have Become 15:51 - Ho...
Aug 22, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Send us a text There is a revolution happening in the world of EV financing and Tenet is leading the charge to make electric vehicles more accessible and more affordable through innovative products that deviate from traditional financial products and elevate the importance of offering a holistic solution for purchasing and owning EVs. Join me as I have a conversation with Alex Liegl, Co-Founder and CEO of Tenet, as we discuss the various ways that the company is breaking away from the status quo...
Aug 15, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Send us a text Coming up this week! I have a conversation with Professor Kevin Green about the National Grid, ERCOT (Texas Grid), and addressing the concern that the grid can’t handle EVs… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:40 - Introducing Kevin Green 2:58 - Impedance Match - A Daily ERCOT Update 4:21 - ERCOT and Texas… separated from the rest of the country 4:59 - Texas is a Renewable Energy Leade...
Aug 13, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Send us a text Coming up this week! Mazda calls it quits for the MX-30, Chevy Updates Blazer EV Pricing, and a New Report Finds that EV Charging is More Expensive Than Filling Up With Gas… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:57 - Mazda Ends Production of the MX-30 for North America 8:40 - GM Announces Changes to their EV Plans 11:53 - BYD is the Sales Leader in Sweden in July 14:47 - Tesla in Hot Wat...
Aug 07, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 161
Send us a text I'm so excited to bring you all a conversation I had with Matt Teske, Founder and CEO of Chargeway! It only takes one conversation about EV charging for anyone to realize how complex this fuel type is for our vehicles. The current way we communicate about charging is complex and involves many new terms and variables that are not only confusing for the new EV owner, but also for many seasoned veterans as well! Enter Chargeway: a company that has created a system that simplifies the...
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla’s NACS, but there is some pushback, Chevy Blazer EV production starts, Rivian smashes Q2 delivery expectations and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:59 - Rivian Q2 delivery numbers 3:22 - VW EV sales have slowed 4:37 - Tesla NACS receives resistance 6:39 - The majority of americans oppose phase out of gas-powered vehicles 9:38 - Chevy Blazer EV produc...
Jul 05, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Send us a text Join me in this engaging conversation as I delve into the world of solar-powered vehicles with the innovative minds behind Virginia Tech's SolarCar team. This team of students is pushing the boundaries of technology, engineering, and sustainability to harness the power of the sun and redefine transportation. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, an aspiring engineer, or just someone passionate about sustainability, there's something for you in this episode! ---------------------------...
Jul 02, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Send us a text Content: 0:00 - Pre Podcast Editors Note 0:52 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 1:11 - Intro and Welcome 2:29 - CharIN Pulls a 180 on Tesla’s NACS and shows a path for support 5:53 - Toyota Shareholders Vote to Remove Several Board Directors 6:50 - Toyota Claims Breakthrough on Solid-State Batteries 8:49 - Toyota Submits Patent for Simulated Manual Transmission 11:17 - Rivian to acquire ABRP - A Better Route Planner 11:47 -...
Jun 26, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Send us a text Coming up this episode... I have a conversation with RBC Capital Markets Lead Equity Analyst of Global Autos, Tom Narayan, about Tesla Full Self Driving, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotaxi, and the future of the auto industry! Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:56 - Tom Narayan: Background 2:55 - Tesla is the Netflix of the Auto Industry 4:47 - How has Tesla been so influential? 7:49 - Tak...
Jun 17, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Send us a text Coming up this week! Support for Tesla’s NACS charging plug gains major support from GM and a number of charging equipment providers, PA to add $290 annual fee for EV owners, and more... Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:48 - GM Announcement to use NACS 9:36 - CharIN responds to Ford’s announcement to use NACS 13:52 - The White House Responds 15:35 - EV Equipment providers adopt NACS...
Jun 13, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Send us a text Coming up this week! Tesla discounts the Model 3 again, VW ID. Buzz US spec debuted, Jag I-Pace recall, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 2:03 - Tesla Model 3 Discounts 3:48 - Colorado EV Credits 6:11 - BYD sets new sales record 7:12 - Toyota invests additional $2.1B in NC battery plant 8:25 - VW ID. BUZZ US spec debuted 11:22 - Faraday Future FF91 Launched 13:02 - Jaguar I-P...
Jun 07, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Send us a text Coming up this episode! Tesla and Ford announce a massive partnership! And a few other things… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:08 - Tesla Model Y is best-selling car so far this year 2:39 - Tesla released “Stealth Update” 3:50 - Massive data leak 7:13 - BYD is giving Tesla some competition…? 10:21 - Ford and Tesla announce MASSIVE DEAL 19:37 - Ending Announcements Podcast Partner: ...
May 30, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Send us a text Coming up this week! Honda Introduces The ENY1, Toyota Adds $7B To EV Plans, Hyundai Plans To Be Top EV Maker Globally, And More... Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:15 - Honda e:Ny1 3:05 - Firetruck for EV fires 4:23 - China’s EV market shakeout 6:25 - Toyota adds $7B in investments for EV plans 7:32 - Toyota teases 3-row SUV as EV by 2026 8:57 - Toyota still wants a wide approach t...
May 30, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Send us a text Coming up this week! Chevy Ditches the Bolt EV, GMC Hummer EV Omega Edition, American drivers want 300 miles of range, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome 1:06 - Chevy Ditches the Bolt EV/EUV 2:27 - Lordstown Motors to end production of Endurance EV 3:27 - EV Tax Credit Loophole 5:16 - Ford's CEO is worried about EV price cuts 5:58 - Ford looking at 3-row EV SUV 6:55 - Porsche ...
May 14, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Send us a text Coming up this week! This episode is going to be super special and it’s actually something that I’ve been working on for quite a while. I just published the corresponding article in the latest issue of the EV Resource Magazine, but I wanted to also bring this in audio form to all of you because it’s a serious issue that is deserving of an unbiased approach. Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and We...
May 07, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Send us a text Coming up this week! Kia’s EV9 Debut, Toyota’s 120mi PHEV, Retail Chains are talking EV Charging, and more… Content: 0:00 - Titan Auto & Tire, my favorite place to take my vehicles for maintenance and repairs! 0:19 - Intro and Welcome - Rapid-Fire Segment 1:48 - LG Energy Solution AZ Battery Factory 2:41 - 2024 MG Cyberster 4:12 - Kia EV Vans 5:16 - Toyota 120 mi PHEV 8:03 - Toyota New H2 Sedan 10:05 - Tesla is Most Valuable Automaker in the World 11:09 - Fisker to Add Solar t...
Apr 21, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Send us a text Coming up this episode! We’re catching up on the latest EV headlines that you may have missed… Intro and Welcome EV Tax Credit Update (Short) No More Car Play for GM Jeep Magneto 3.0 EV Concept First Lamborghini EV Wireless Battery BMS Ryder to use Brightdrop Vans F-150 Lightning Price Hike US EV Charging Aptera to use OpenPilot Mullen GT, Rebranded Qiantu K50 for US Market Question of the Week EV Resource Hotline Ending Announcements Podcast Partner: Titan Auto and Tire - Titan i...
Apr 08, 2023•22 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Send us a text Coming up this week! I sat down with Michael Benson, from Command Consulting, LLC to discuss electrifying municipal fleets and designing vehicle charging utilizing micro-grids! Valuable Links: https://www.microgridknowledge.com/ https://www.avl-microgrids.com/ https://pittohio.com/mypittohio/news/2020/pitt-ohio-receives-patent-for-sustainable-renewable-energy-process https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/the-chicago-neighborhood-that-will-generate-its-own-energy https://alphastruxure...
Apr 05, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Send us a text Coming up this episode! We’re catching up on the latest EV headlines that you may have missed… Intro and Welcome Ford’s EV Business Lost $2B in 2022: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/23/ford-2022-unit-financials.html Ford Project T3: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fords-next-gen-project-t3-ev-pickup-is-coming-in-2025-100052782.html Ford’s European Explorer EV: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/21/ford-explorer-ev-europe.html Used EV Prices are dropping: https://www.greencarreports.com/n...
Mar 29, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 146
